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British Artid Plastics

From Graces Guide

of 175 Brompton Road, London, SW3. Telephone: Kensington 6228 (3 lines). Cables: "Uniartid, London"

of 361-363 Buckingham Avenue, Trading Estate, Slough, Bucks. Tel: Slough 25566.

Company purchased or founded by Ludwig Bamberger for his two sons Manfred Otto Bamberger, and Rudolf Bamberger around the late 1930’s or early 1940’s[1]

Patent Application 2116. British Artid Plastics, Ltd., and Bamberger, M. O. - Indicator dials. February 2nd 1940 - [2]

1947 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of Electrical Fittings, Domestic and Household Plastic-ware, High Class Fancy Buttons, Plastic Jewellery, Toys, Games, Smokers' Requisites, Moulding for the Trade. (Earls Court, 1st Floor, Stand No. 820) [3]

1962 Acquired by P. B. Cow and Co[4]

1971 London Artid Plastics was part of P. B. Cow and Co when it was acquired by Allied Polymer Group

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Sources of Information

  1. M. Umney-Gray family research
  2. Practical Wireless and Practical Television Vol 15 No 390 March 9th 1940.
  3. 1947 British Industries Fair p39
  4. Birmingham Daily Post - Friday 11 May 1962